Metalocalypse Game Cancelled

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Konami and Cartoon Network part ways on licensed game.

By Jim Reilly

Konami has confirmed to IGN it has parted ways with Cartoon Network regarding Metalocalypse: Dethgame, a downloadable title based off the Adult Swim series that was previously set for release this year.

"In light of creative differences, Konami Digital Entertainment and Cartoon Network are no longer working together to publish Metalocalypse Deathgame," Konami said in a statement.

"The two companies are still committed to a long and productive game development partnership as we just launched Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex for XBLA and WiiWare."

Given the game's underwhelming debut at last year's San Diego Comic-Con, this cancellation doesn't exactly come as a surprise.

Cartoon Network/Turner Broadcasting have not responded to requests for comment at this time.

Update: Cartoon Network has issued this statement:

"Cartoon Network Enterprises has indeed ended production on the previously-announced Metalocalypse: The Dethgame. After a lot of time and work, together with Konami, the decision was made that the creative direction of the game would not live up to the high standards we had set for the project and we did not want to release a less than outstanding game.

The two companies are committed to a long and productive game development partnership that includes the recently released Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex based on the Cartoon Network animated series and we look forward to working together again in the future."

In Metalocalypse: Dethgame, players are immersed in the world of Dethklok. As a Klokateer, one of the band's loyal roadies, players are unleashed on a heinous rampage against rabid mutant fans in brutal combat.